{"product_id":"67-shots-kent-state-and-the-end-of-american-innocence-hardcover","title":"67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Means\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt midday on May 4, 1970, after three days of protests, several thousand students and the Ohio National Guard faced off at opposite ends of the grassy campus Commons at Kent State University. At noon, the Guard moved out. Twenty-four minutes later, Guardsmen launched a 13-second, 67-shot barrage that left four students dead and nine wounded, one paralyzed for life. The story doesn't end there, though. A horror of far greater proportions was narrowly averted minutes later when the Guard and students reassembled on the Commons. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Kent State shootings were both unavoidable and preventable: unavoidable in that all the discordant forces of a turbulent decade flowed together on May 4, 1970, on one Ohio campus; preventable in that every party to the tragedy made the wrong choices at the wrong time in the wrong place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing the university's recently available oral-history collection supplemented by extensive new interviewing, Means tells the story of this iconic American moment through the eyes and memories of those who were there, and skillfully situates it in the context of a tumultuous era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Means\u003c\/b\u003e is the author or co-author of ten books, most recently \u003ci\u003e67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e (Da Capo, 2016). Hailed by the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e as \"one of the most heartbreaking books in memory,\" \u003ci\u003e67 Shots\u003c\/i\u003e is being developed as a feature length film by Everyman Pictures (Jay Roach) and Little Stranger Picture (Tina Fey \u0026amp; Jeff Richmond). Means' previous book, \u003ci\u003eJohnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 2011), was featured on NPR and in the weekend \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and also optioned for TV and\/or film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Prior to turning full-time to book-length works, Means was senior editor at \u003ci\u003eWashingtonian\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, an op-ed columnist for King Features Syndicate, a daily journalist, and in the distant past, a schoolteacher. He began swimming competitively when he was five years old, continued through college, then coached for seven years. Swimming continues to define his life: Pools, rivers, lakes, quarries, oceans are his natural medium. Writing \u003ci\u003eSplash!\u003c\/i\u003e has been a labor of love.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755505246541,"sku":"9780306823794","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/cjZGbEdIRDlQS3lUNmMrRm5pWDZiUT09.webp?v=1776719144","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/67-shots-kent-state-and-the-end-of-american-innocence-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}